WILDERNESS:Mike Vonk, NSRI Wilderness deputy station commander, said:At 11h04, Wednesday, 23 September, NSRI Wilderness duty crew and WC Government Health EMS were activated following reports received by NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) of a local 61 year old male injured ...
NSRI stations in Kommetjie, Yzerfontein and Hout Bay responded swiftly to three separate incidents on Tuesday successfully preventing 2 fishing boats and a yacht from running aground.STATION 26, KOMMETJIE:Ian Klopper, NSRI Kommetjie station commander, said:At 10h50, Tuesday, 22 September, NSRI ...
In this issue, we take you to the heart of what our volunteers do and share stories about our crew working on the Covid-19 frontline – men and women who temporarily ‘hung up their wetsuits’ to perform vital essential services ...
Jeremiah Jackson, NSRI Shelly Beach station commander, said:A search at Oslo Beach, near to Port Shepstone, is continuing on Saturday for a spear fisherman suspected to have gone missing.NSRI Shelly Beach duty crew and Med-Evac ambulance services will be in ...
At 15h56, Saturday, 12 September, NSRI Port Alfred duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at Kariega Beach, Kenton-On-Sea.NSRI Port Alfred, SA Police Services, Gardmed ambulance services, EC Government Health EMS, Hi-Tec Security and Night Watch ...
On Tuesday, Station 6, Port Elizabeth assisted with a patient evacuation off a ship, Station 23, Wilderness investigated debris at sea, and Station 3, Table Bay assisted a yacht. STATION 6, PORT ELIZABETH Justin Erasmus, NSRI Port Elizabeth station commander ...
NSRI has updated details surrounding an incident at Noordhoek Beach, Cape Town, on Sunday, 6 September.A Hout Bay family were at Noordhoek Beach on Sunday.The father, Alex Martin, and his 2 sons, Adam, 9, and Jake, 10, were body boarding ...
Drowning is a major cause of accidental death in South Africa, claiming the lives of more than 600 children each year. So when a child uses the skills that they’ve learnt in the NSRI’s Drowning Prevention programme to save a ...
NSRI salutes our volunteers who are also essential-services personnel. One of these volunteers is Darren Zimmerman. He is the service manager for Cape Medical Response (CMR) and has been the station commander of Station 10 (Simon’s Town) since 2004, and ...
Regional WaterSafety team leader for the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal Valerie Barlow lives in Port St Johns and has worked for the NSRI for three years. She’s passionate about teaching water safety to children – especially in rural areas where ...
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